Phlegopsis
| Phlegopsis | |
|---|---|
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| Black-spotted bare-eye (Phlegopsis nigromaculata) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thamnophilidae |
| Genus: | Phlegopsis Reichenbach, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Myiothera nigromaculata[1] d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837
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Phlegopsis is a
ant-followers
in the family and are only rarely seen away from ant swarms.
Taxonomy
The pale-faced bare-eye, sometimes known as the pale-faced antbird, has often been placed in the
SACC in 2010.[3] Based on a single specimen a fourth species, the Argus bare-eye (P. barringeri) has been proposed, but it is a hybrid between P. erythroptera and P. nigromaculata.[4]
The genus contains three species:[5]
- Reddish-winged bare-eye (Phlegopsis erythroptera)
- Black-spotted bare-eye (Phlegopsis nigromaculata)
- Pale-faced bare-eye (Phlegopsis borbae)
References
- ^ "Thamnophilidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- S2CID 86429198.
- ^ Brumfield, R.T. (April 2010). "Proposal (432): Merge Skutchia borbae into Phlegopsis (Thamnophilidae". South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- hdl:10088/16733.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Antbirds". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 4 February 2018.